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Leonardo's horse
Par Jean Fritz, Hudson Talbott. 2001
The story behind the American Horse at the Frederik Meijer Gardens. An artistic idea envisioned but never finished by Leonardo…
da Vinci, the horse was subsequently completed by a pair of American artists in 1999. One bronzed statue remains in Milan, Italy, and the other resides in Grand Rapids. A 2002 Michigan Notable book. For grades 3-6. 2001. Award winnerHarley's ninth
Par Cat Bauer. 2007
For sixteen-year-old Harley Columba, October 9th is a momentous day, featuring her opening in a New York City gallery, a…
fight and reconciliation with her newly found father, and the arrival of her period five days late. Sequel to Harley...(BR 13382). Some descriptions of sex. For senior high readers. 2007Summer at Tiffany
Par Marjorie Hart. 2007
Eighty-three-year-old author recalls the summer of 1945 when she and Marty, her best friend from the University of Iowa, worked…
as the first female pages at Manhattan's Tiffany & Co. Reminisces about her romance with a navy midshipman and the VJ Day celebration in Times Square. 2007True Grace: the life and death of an American princess
Par Wendy Leigh. 2007
Biography of Hollywood star Grace Kelly (1929-1982), who married Prince Rainier of Monaco. Through numerous interviews with friends and associates,…
the author reveals Kelly's series of love affairs, problems with her children, her husband's infidelities, and the demise of her acting career. 2007Ingrid: Ingrid Bergman, a personal biography
Par Charlotte Chandler. 2007
Describes the life of the Oscar-winning Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman (1915-1982). Discusses her marriages, children, screen performances, and scandalous love…
affair with Italian director Roberto Rossellini that threatened her career. Based on numerous interviews with Bergman herself, fellow actors, and family members. Includes synopses of her films. 200713 little blue envelopes (13 Little Blue Envelopes Ser. #1)
Par Maureen Johnson. 2005
Timid seventeen-year-old Ginny receives a packet of mysterious envelopes from her recently deceased favorite aunt that send Ginny from New…
Jersey on a scavenger hunt across Europe. Along the way Ginny meets new people, finds love, and has adventures that transform her life. For senior high readers. 2005The secret of scent: adventures in perfume and the science of smell
Par Luca Turin. 2006
Turin, a biophysicist, fragrance designer, and the subject of Chandler Burr's The Emperor of Scent (BR 14687), addresses the mysteries…
of olfactory perception. Discusses the history, theories, and scientific evidence surrounding the debate over which molecular properties--shape or vibration--are responsible for odor character. 2006What my girlfriend doesn't know
Par Sonya Sones. 2007
Robin, Sophie's boyfriend from What My Mother Doesn't Know (BR 14156), relates in free verse his perspective on love and…
heartache. Robin fears that Sophie may dump him because he is a social outcast and she catches him kissing another girl. Uncontracted braille. For senior high readers. 2007Leonardo
Par Martin Kemp. 2004
Oxford art historian examines the essential nature of Renaissance phenomenon Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519). Discusses the scientific investigations that sidetracked…
Leonardo from finishing his paintings--studies ranging from anatomy and optics to engineering and geology. Considers the practicalities of Leonardo's painting process and explores his legacy. 2004Pictures of Hollis Woods
Par Patricia Reilly Giff. 2002
A troublesome foster child, Hollis loves to draw pictures on paper and in her mind. Her favorite is one in…
which she fits in--with a father, mother, brother, and herself. Now Hollis lives with an artist, but still longs for the summer family that wanted to keep her. For grades 5-8. 2002The girl who walked home alone: Bette Davis, a personal biography
Par Charlotte Chandler. 2006
Biography of cinema star Bette Davis (1908-1989) from Hollywood's Golden Age, based on interviews with Davis in the 1980s. Presents…
Davis's reminiscences of her personal and professional life that included four marriages and a rift with her daughter. Some strong language. 2006Enchantment: the life of Audrey Hepburn
Par Donald Spoto. 2006
Biography of film star Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993) details her childhood in Belgium, England, and Nazi-controlled Holland, her ballet training, and…
her 1951 breakout role in Broadway's Gigi. Traces her subsequent career in films, marriages to Mel Ferrer and Andrea Dotti, and later humanitarian work with UNICEF. Some strong language. 2006Johnny Cash: the biography
Par Michael Streissguth. 2006
Author uses archives and interviews to document the life of the country-western singer Johnny Cash (1932-2003). Traces Cash's childhood as…
the son of an impoverished Arkansas sharecropper, his musical rise in 1950s Memphis after a stint in the air force, and his family life. 2006Shark Girl
Par Kelly L. Bingham. 2007
After a shark attack causes the amputation of her right arm, fifteen-year-old Jane, an aspiring artist, struggles to come to…
terms with her loss and the changes it imposes on her day-to-day life and her plans for the future. For junior and senior highHow to enjoy Shakespeare
Par Robert Thomas Fallon. 2005
Concise guide to understanding aspects of Shakespeare's plays that can seem unfamiliar and troublesome to contemporary readers or theatergoers. In…
simple, direct prose, the author elucidates daunting language, convoluted plots, and oftentimes perplexing theme, staging, and character issues, frequently referencing episodes and quotations from the bard's work. 2005The bedside book of birds: an avian miscellany
Par Graeme Gibson. 2005
A compilation of stories, poems, essays, and scientific observations exploring human fascination with birds. Selections span the centuries from Aristotle…
and Ovid to Charles Darwin, Edgar Allan Poe, Peter Matthiessen, and Margaret Atwood. Dorothy Hartley explains in "Goose Grease" the characteristics and uses of this fat. 2005Modigliani: a life
Par Jeffrey Meyers. 2006
Biography of Italian Jewish artist Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920), who settled in Paris in 1906. Highlights his friendships with other artists…
including Pablo Picasso and poet Max Jacob, his many love affairs, the bohemian lifestyle that led to his early death, and his posthumous significance in the art world. 2006Jimi Hendrix: the man, the magic, the truth
Par Sharon Lawrence. 2005
Interviews with family, friends, and musicians about the life of guitarist/songwriter Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970). Traces Hendrix's rise from backup roles…
to success in Europe and the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival. Covers Hendrix's drug and business problems and tragic death and the contest over his estate. Some strong language. 2005Beethoven: the universal composer (Eminent Lives Ser.)
Par Edmund Morris. 2005
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian chronicles the life of composer Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827). Portrays the musician's struggle against "epic odds" including…
numerous medical problems (deafness, colitis, arthritis, cirrhosis) and loneliness. Also describes his genius for creating symphonies and sonatas. 2005A year in the life of William Shakespeare, 1599: 1599
Par James Shapiro. 2005
Professor highlights a seminal year in Shakespeare's life that included the writing of four plays--Henry V, Julius Caesar, As You…
Like It, and Hamlet--and the building of the Globe Theatre. Portrays turmoil surrounding rebellion in Ireland, creation of the East India Company, and political intrigue. 2005